Function GetVersion

pkg/desktop/version.go:25–37

GetVersion returns the running Docker Desktop version (e.g. "4.74.0") or an empty string if Docker Desktop is not running or the call fails. The lookup is bounded by a short internal timeout so a stale or missing backend socket cannot stall callers on hot paths (it is queried on every outbound buil

(ctx context.Context)

// HTTP call on a cache miss; on a cache hit the cached value is returned
// without consulting ctx.
func GetVersion(ctx context.Context) string {
	v, _ := versionMemoizer.Memoize("desktopVersion", func() (string, error) {
		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 2*time.Second)
		defer cancel()

		var info struct {
			CurrentVersion string `json:"currentVersion"`
		}
		_ = ClientBackend.Get(ctx, "/update", &info)
		return info.CurrentVersion, nil
	})
	return v
}